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| Required Skills |
| Published: July 16, 2007, 1:23 am |
| Tags: Strategy, French, Skills, Required, Quebec, Speak, Forever, Playing, The, Wrong, Game, Toronto, Happens, Suddenly, Amazing, Hire, Swim, Finally, All, Guy |
| In Quebec everyone needs to speak French– so when an ad for a job appears, it says “French skills required.” It’s a given. Those that move to Toronto, though, something happens to them. Suddenly, everyone goes “this guy’s French is AMAZING! We have to hire this guy!” You’ve become the specialist. |
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| Slavery |
| Published: August 9, 2007, 12:38 pm |
| Tags: Political, Hear, Slavery, Lot, Before, The, Quebec, Gazette, Abstract, Form |
| We hear about slavery a lot in an abstract form, but I’ve never seen anything like this before– it’s from the Quebec Gazette, from the year 1767. |
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| 81-year-old Montreal nun found beaten to death |
| Published: August 14, 2007, 9:02 pm |
| Tags: Murder, Quebec, Nun, Death, Montreal, Life, Canada, General |
| Once in a while a news story happens that truly makes you sit back in your chair, take a deep breathe, and wonder about what kind of sickos are out there - and on our streets. Montreal had one such story yesterday. A frail elderly nun, who devoted her life God’s work, was senslessly murdered. Who in their [...] |
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| Video Games to Be Required to Be Translated to French |
| Published: August 20, 2007, 2:46 am |
| Tags: Gamer Life, Games Industry, Canada, Electronic Software Assoaciation, French Language Video Games, Quebec |
| Game distributors in Quebec will likely see an added cost to selling their wares in the country. The question is, will the alien races in Halo need to speak French, too? A recent article in GlobeandMail.com states that the Quebec government and the Canadian Entertainment Software Association have come close to striking a deal where video |
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| Thought for the Day: What would prevent you from taking preventative action? |
| Published: August 29, 2007, 2:00 am |
| Tags: Act, Brca1, Brca2, Breast Cancer, Breastcancer, Cancer, Gene, Genetic, Mutation, Prevent, Quebec, Risk |
| in the Canadian province of Quebec are less likely than women elsewhere to take preventative action after learning that they have a certain gene linked to breast and ovarian cancers. Women who carry the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations have a higher risk of developing cancer, prompting many women to either have their breast or ovaries removed. Two |
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| Same Old Conservatives |
| Published: September 7, 2007, 6:35 am |
| Tags: Quebec Nationalism, Trudeau, Quebec, Pure Laine, Brian Mulroney |
| they hope to gain votes in Quebec; in reality, they are only flaunting their political stupidity and their ignorance of the demographic data regarding nationalism. It would be difficult to imagine a more total bungle.Find blog posts, photos, events and more off-site about:Canada, Quebec, government, Meech LakeLiberals, Conservatives, |
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| Force To Be Free? |
| Published: September 9, 2007, 10:32 am |
| Tags: Canada, Religious Discrimination, Gender Equality, Religious Freedom, Quebec Politics |
| Quebec government requires everyone to vote with their faces uncovered, even if they have religious reasons for not doing so. Elections Canada has issued a ruling permitting women to vote with their faces covered in federal byelections in Quebec, although the rule will still apply in provincial elections. On balance, I would side with the |
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| Graveyard Shift |
| Published: September 9, 2007, 8:29 am |
| Tags: Quebec, Dead, Graveyard, Cemetary, Notre Dame, Strike, Life, Work, Montreal, Death, General |
| Thankfully since strikes began in May, the 130 grounds workers of Notre Dame Cemetary in Montreal are back to work this week. They will be working a 4 day work week, with continued striking on Fridays until a resolution can be hatched. The grass and grounds have not been cut or maintained since the strike began [...] |
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| Video Games Distributed in Quebec to Be Available in French by 2009 |
| Published: September 11, 2007, 5:45 pm |
| Tags: Gamer Life, Game Related Laws, Canada Entertainment Software Association, French Language, Quebec, Video Games In French |
| identity, and the Office Quebecois de la Langue Francaise could not agree more. In fact, they insist on it. We mentioned before about a deal that the Office had with the Entertainment Software Association of Canada, and according to a recent story by The Canadian Press, that deal has gone through. By 2009, most video games which will be |
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| Traffic Songs |
| Published: September 13, 2007, 10:08 am |
| Tags: Listen, Montreal, Quebec, Radio Station, Chom, Traffic, Canada, Life, General, Fun, Driving, Funny, Humour |
| Recently I’ve started listening to my husband’s radio station “CHOM 97.7“, its a classic rock station and is quite a soft and mellow change from my normal listenings to one of CHOM’s sister stations with its barrage of new music, repeative riffs and bass-filled banging tunes. My ears have stopped ringing and I am |
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| Remebering Anastasia of Dawson College |
| Published: September 13, 2007, 9:15 am |
| Tags: Dawson College, School Shooting, Amish, Columbine, Quebec, Montreal, Life, School, Canada, General |
| 12:45 September 13th 2006 Kimveer Gill opened fire on the students at Dawson College in downtown Montreal Quebec. His bullets flew and hitting 19 people, killing Anastasia Rebecca de Sousa (above). Its a blessing that the 18 other victims (8 who where in critical condition that day) all survived to live another day. But we must remember [...] |
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| Quebec By-elections |
| Published: September 15, 2007, 4:26 pm |
| Tags: Jack Layton, Dion, Ndp, Conservaties, Quebec, Politics, Liberals, By Election |
| is popular in Outremont, and Quebec in general, it is also Jack Layton who has scored well in polling of Quebecers.In Quebec, support for Bloc Qu b cois Leader Gilles Duceppe now sits at 17 percent (up 1 point), compared with 29 percent for Stephen Harper (down 3 points), 18 percent for Jack Layton (up 3 points) and 10 percent for St phane |
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| Tattoo Convention |
| Published: September 15, 2007, 7:15 am |
| Tags: General, La Ink, Montreal, Quebec, Art, Convention, Ink, Kat Von D, Life, Miami, Miami Ink, Tattoo, Tattoo Convention |
| Last night I went with a friend to the Montreal Tattoo convention. Some of the ladies from “High Voltage Tattoo” (Kat Von D’s tattoo salon, and home of the TV show “LA Ink” were there as well as the Suicide Girls. We talked to a lot of the artists and enthusiasts. . . . My friend Candi [...] |
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| Politics is Local |
| Published: September 17, 2007, 8:27 pm |
| Tags: Jack Layton, Dion, Ndp, Conservaties, Quebec, Politics, Liberals, By Election |
| discussed was Afghanistan.Quebec By-elections Carole-Anne Guay looks at the by-election taking place on September 17, 2007 in the Quebec riding of Roberval-Lac-St-Jean.SEE: Quebec By-electionsind blog posts, photos, events and more off-site about:Quebec, politics, Conservatives, Harper, |
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| Sept. 11 for Dion |
| Published: September 17, 2007, 11:06 pm |
| Tags: Dion, Quebec, Politics, Liberals, By Election |
| Liberal defeat in all three Quebec by-elections, as seen on CPAC."When a general election comes we will remember this eveningof Sept 11 err Sept 17" Uh oh Freudian slip.And thanks to Far and Wide for setting up a live blog in on the by-election.SEE:Politics is Local Quebec By-electionsind blog |
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